Archive for May, 2009
Civil Society: The US$18 Million Budget Can Only Assist Farmers Indirectly – Saturday, 30.5.2009
The Mirror, Vol. 13, No. 614
“Phnom Penh: A civil society organization which works in agriculture claimed that the US$18 million allocated by the National Assembly as a foundation to assist agriculture and agro-industry can only help farmers indirectly, and some said that it is not oriented into the right direction.
“The president of the Cambodian [...]
Former Khmer Rouge Leaders Do Not Cooperate with the Co-Investigating Judges – Friday, 29.5.2009
The Mirror, Vol. 13, No. 614
“The co-investigating judges of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal told journalists that four former Khmer Rouge high ranking leaders do not cooperate with the investigations.
“This statement was made by the Cambodian co-investigating judge You Bunleng in a press conference at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal on Thursday, organized by the Administration Office.
“Mr. [...]
UN Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Calls for Moratorium on Evictions – Thursday, 28.5.2009
The Mirror, Vol. 13, No. 614
nda"In its first review of the compliance by Cambodia with a principal human rights treaty, an independent UN panel calls for a moratorium on evictions in Cambodia. UN human rights officials ask the Cambodian government to make more efforts to stop the abuses and evictions of sick, poor, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )UNDP Releases Report on Cambodian Economy – Wednesday, 27.5.2009
The Mirror, Vol. 13, No. 614
“Phnom Penh: Economists of the United Nations Development Program, UNDP, for Cambodia, said that Cambodia needs more investments in the education and the welfare sectors for the labor force in order to encourage economic growth and alleviate poverty.
“In a press conference to present an UNDP report on Monday, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Witness Talks about Armed Conflict between Cambodia and Vietnam – Tuesday, 26.5.2009
The Mirror, Vol. 13, No. 614
“Phnom Penh: Mr. Nayan Chanda, a former editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review based in Hong Kong and also a collector of information during the war in Vietnam before and after the Khmer Rouge regime, appeared to testify in the case to hear Mr. Kaing Kek Eav, alias Duch. [...]
Holes Are Drilled into the Angkor Wat Temple to Attach Electric Bulbs – Who Is Wrong? The Sou Ching Company, the Tuy Nasy Company, or the Apsara Authority? – Monday, 25.5.2009
The Mirror, Vol. 13, No. 614
“Siem Reap: It has been five days already that the Sou Ching company, which is responsible for collecting money from foreign tourists who visit the Angkor Wat Temple during the night, drills some holes into the walls of the Angkor Wat Temple, in order to install electric bulbs [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )Law Enforcement – Sunday, 24.5.2009
The Mirror, Vol. 13, No. 613
The Mirror has frequently focused on problems related to law and order – including, of course, the rights of citizens guaranteed by the Constitution, which the organs of law enforcement should protect and not curtail.
Very often problems in society do not happen because of a lack of legal clarity, but [...]
The Cambodia Watchdog Council Strongly Criticizes the Prime Minister – Saturday, 23.5.2009
The Mirror, Vol. 13, No. 613
“The Cambodia Watchdog Council, based in Kristiansand in Norway, made a statement yesterday, on 22 May 2009, criticizing the frightful words of the Prime Minister, which affect different non-government organizations in Cambodia.
“The office of Khmer Machas Srok would like to publish the statement completely, based on the original statement [...]
Cambodian Rice Encounters Problems Competing at International Markets because of Price Problems – Friday, 22.5.2009
The Mirror, Vol. 13, No. 613
“Phnom Penh: The president of the National Rice Millers Association of Cambodia said that the market for Cambodia rice is facing a crisis competing with neighboring countries, because the price of rice from other countries is cheaper than that from Cambodia.
“The president of the National Rice Millers Association of [...]
US Chevron Company Wants to Suspend Oil Exploration at the Khmer Sea Bottom because of the Global Economic Crisis – Thursday, 21.5.2009
The Mirror, Vol. 13, No. 613
“The global financial crisis affects the exploration of oil and other natural deposits at the Cambodian sea bottom, and this serious crisis causes the US biggest oil company to encounter difficulties for the exploration and exploitation of oil in Block “A” and to demand the Khmer government to sign a [...]
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